Author: Claudia Delgado Barrios
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The crossroads of higher education towards 2030
UNESCO IESALC led the chapter dedicated to higher education in the most recent report by UNESCO, UNICEF and ECLAC on the monitoring of SDG-4 towards 2030 ... -
UNESCO, UNICEF and ECLAC warn that at the current rate, Latin America and the Caribbean will not achieve the education goals set by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
The report highlights that while achievement with the education goals established in SDG4 of the 2030 Agenda was not assured before the COVID-19 pandemic, it is ... -
Honduras has opportunities to increase its higher education coverage
The director of UNESCO IESALC, Francesc Pedró, said in a television interview that Honduras' participation rate in higher education is below that of the region as ... -
Article points to key areas of higher education in Latin America during pandemic
The latest issue of the Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, published the article Closing Now to Reopen Better Tomorrow? Pedagogical Continuity in Latin American ... -
Making the link for SDG 4: Higher education governance and the quality and equity of higher education systems
Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) commits all countries to equal access to affordable and quality education, including higher education, by 2030. This means that education ... -
Three volumes to commemorate the centenary of the University Reform
The National Commission for University Evaluation and Accreditation (CONEAU) published 100 years of University Reform. Appeals to the Argentine university, to commemorate this singular date as ... -
Some initial steps towards a vision of tertiary education international aid
During the Third UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC), UNESCO IESALC released its inaugural report on international aid in tertiary education (TE). This report highlights the ... -
Education for Sustainable Development Bootcamp trained teams from 21 universities on transformative pedagogies to include SDGs in curricula
During the 12 weeks of the Pedagogical Design and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Bootcamp, 85 people from 13 countries were trained in the development of ... -
The futures of higher education were discussed in Lima
The Universidad en Internet (UNIR) held last May, in Lima, the Congress “The Futures of Higher Education”, with the participation of 40 universities and institutions, including ... -
What was discussed at the WHEC2022? / EAIE Podcast
On 18-20 May, higher education experts and leaders gathered at the UNESCO World higher Education Conference in Barcelona to collectively reflect on the right course of ... -
IESALC’s leading role at the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference
The UNESCO World Higher Education Conference recently held in Barcelona engaged individuals and organizations in the debates around higher education globally. -
Towards a shared future of higher education digital transformation
Participants: LI Ming, Director of UNESCO-ICHEI; Mona Abdel-Al, Director of Education Strategy Administration, Ain Shams University, Egypt; David Atchoarena, Director of UIL; Lesley White, Huawei Europe; Francesc Pedró, Director of UNESCO IESALC; ... -
Applications of artificial intelligence in higher education
Panelists: Miguel Valle del Olmo, Spain Government, Director-General for AI and Digital Enabling Technologies; Maritza Rondón, Rector University Cooperativa Colombia; Juan Pablo Mena, CEO uPLanner; Maha ... -
Universities contribution to gender equality: a global perspective
Report presentation: Elizabeth Shepherd, Leader of the Consultancy team – Times Higher Education. Panelists: Gloria Bonder, UNESCO Chair of Women, Science and Technology and Director of the Department of ... -
Higher Education as a human right: Perspectives from youth and Special Rapporteur
Participant: Koumbou Boly-Barry, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education Youth perspectives on higher education as a human right: Kenisha Arora, UNESCO’s Youth Representative for ... -
The next decade of higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean
Panelists: Elena Ortiz Arias, Senior Education Associate at the Inter-American Development Bank(IADB); Ana Capilla, Director of Higher Education and Science of the Organization of Ibero-American ... -
Financing Higher Education
Panelists: Véronica Figueroa, Subsecretaría de Educación Superior de Chile, and Damtew Teferra, Professor of Higher Education, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Moderator: Francesc Pedró, UNESCO IESALC ... -
New approaches to the right to Higher Education
Welcoming remarks: Borhene Chakroun, UNESCO Moderators: Sharlene Bianchi, UNESCO; Rolla Moumné, UNESCO; and Emma Sabzalieva, UNESCO IESALC. Panelists: Delphine Dorsi, Director, Right to Education Initiative, UK; Laura Giannecchini, Institutional ... -
Transforming the futures of higher education
Opening words: Sobhi Tawil, Director, Future of Learning and Innovation. Panelists: Mpine Makoe, Commonwealth of Learning Chair in Open Education Practices/ Resources and a Research Professor in ... -
What would it take to ensure access to higher education for all?
Panelists: Diaka Sidibe, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation of Guinea; Ibrahim Hassan, Minister of Higher Education of Maldives; Verónica Figueroa Huencho, Under Secretary ... -
Fireside chats on higher education and (inter)national development
Panelists: Romeela Mohee, Commissioner of the Higher Education Commission, Mauritius; Fernando León García, President of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) and President of CETYS ...
